The Parliament of Uganda has passed a supplementary budget of 3.81 trillion Shillings, mostly for stimulating the economy hit by COVID-19 and security-related interventions. The Capital Times has learnt that Of this, at least 1.3 trillion Shillings was already spent within the 3 per cent legal limit which the government can spend and seek approval…
Parliament has called off today’s sitting and any other businesses at the house following multiple explosions in the city centre. Security personnel have cordoned off at least two areas in the heart of Kampala where two explosions happened this morning. One of them went off at Raja Chambers, along Parliament Avenue in Kampala, just a…
Uganda’s Capital, Kampala has on Tuesday been gripped with tension and panic following two suspected bomb blasts that went off at Kooki Towers opposite Central Police Station (CPS) and another one at Parliamentary Avenue, a few meters away from the Parliament Building. According to reports coming in, several have been injured in the explosion although police…
The Parliament of Uganda through Igara East Member of Parliament, Hon Michael Mawanda is working on a, ‘Constitution (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to, among others, remove the Governor and Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda from being Chairperson and Vice Chairperson respectively of the Central Bank. According to Hon. Mawanda, the decision making authority is…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Anita Among has on Wednesday November 10, 2021 met with the parliamentary forum on mental health, the mental health working group, and officials from the ministry of health to discuss how the mental health challenges can be addressed. The delegation to Parliament was headed by Dr. Kenneth Kalani…
Tororo Woman Member of Parliament Sarah Opendi has secured leave of parliament to introduce the surrogacy bill. Surrogacy is an arrangement where a woman agrees to carry a pregnancy for another person who will or become the actual parent. The proposed law will look at sperm donors and legalities to do with surrogacy among others.…
The government is seeking a supplementary budget allocation of Shs 3.3 billion to secure office space for more than 20 special presidential advisors at the Kingdom Kampala building. On the list of those who will occupy the offices are former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, former Security minister General Elly…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has told legislators that no one will intimidate her, assuring them that she remains their deputy Speaker for the next 10 years. Among made remarks during a debate on a motion paying tribute to Uganda’s first female legislator, Florence Alice Lubega who died on 28th October at the…
Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia’s Victoria University has announced that it extended 10 bursaries to each of the 529 members of the 11th Parliament totalling 5290 bursaries that will be awarded to the financially struggling-best learners from their constituencies. ”Has your MP offered you a bursary? We extended at least ten (10) COVID-19 tuition -relief bursaries to…
The top management team at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is on the spot for hastily sanctioning a Shs10 billion project to expand the passenger terminal at Entebbe Airport, even when the Board had frozen the construction projects. According to the chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (Cosase), Mr Joel…
